Battle of Bentonville

“In suffering condition”

(Preface):The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia ...

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

In 1636

The Church in Newtown, Massachusetts

Thomas Hooker, Minister

was transplanted to this locality, called

Meeting House Yard,

Old State House Square

City Hall Square.

Near this site on May 31, 1638.

Thomas Hooker preached his

Famous Sermon:

"The Foundation of Authority is Laid

In the ...

71st Ohio Infantry

Stuart's Brigade - Sherman's Division

U.S.

71st Ohio Infantry,

Stuart's (2d) Brig., Sherman's (5th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This Regiment formed here at 10 a.m. April 6, 1862. It was attacked by Jackson's Brigade and fell back behind Stuart's Headquarters.

Marker is on Federal Road, ...

Edgefield United Methodist Church / The Reverend Joseph Moore

Edgefield United Methodist Church

By 1841, this congregation was established and was a member of the Edgefield circuit. The present structure was dedicated in November of 1892 by Bishop W.W. Duncan. The Reverend Joseph Moore sold to the church the land ...

Pueblo of Santa Ana

The Keres-speaking pueblo of Santa Ana was established on its present site in 1693, as part of Diego de Vargas' reconquest of New Mexico. The spot, exposed to flooding, was poorly suited for farming, and today the residents live on ...

Fort Jefferson: A Link in a Chain

Fort Jefferson was just a link in a chain of forts stretching north from Fort Washington (Cincinnati) to Fort Deposit (Waterville).

During the Indian War of 1790-1795, the United States felt it necessary to build forts in contested territory. Fort Jefferson ...

To The Soldiers Of Fort King George

To the Soldiers of Fort King George

who gave their lives in defense of

the Southern English Frontier in

America during the occupation of

this little outpost from 1721 to 1727

and were buried upon this bluff. Fort

King George, built on the low ground

200 ...

Frederick Douglass

Born on Tuckahoe Creek, Talbot County; lived as a slave in St. Michaels area, 1833-1836. Taught self to read and write, conducted clandestine schools for blacks here. Escaped north, became noted abolitionist orator and editor. Returned 1877, as U.S. Marshal ...

The Site of the Residence of Dr. William Beanes

On the site of the Marlborough High School stood the residence of Dr. William Beanes. Here General Ross made his headquarters August 22, 23, 1814, on his march to Bladensburg and Washington. Here Dr. Beanes was made a prisonor for ...

Frey Block, 1911

The Frey Block Building contains a rich ethnic history. In its first few years, the Frey brothers from France operated a second hand store here. The site later housed several Oriental restaurants. Near one entrance, one can find a tile ...